The thought of the 2007 Mets collapsing last September still looms in their fans heads. Watching them drop four out of five doesn't help rid them of the memory. Niether does the Phillies seven straight wins. What has eased the fans frustrastions has been their past two games: a 9-7 win that just wreaked of a Washington Nationals comeback, and a 7-2 dominating win, led by a stellar performance by their ace in the hole, Johann Santana.
Jose Reyes led off the first of those two games with a homerun, and when Carlos Delgado stepped up to the plate, he matched Reyes' effort. However the bullpen made this game frightening later on. Lucky for manager Jerry Manuel's Mets, his offense was able to continue to tack on runs, which inevitably helped them win that game, 9-7.
The second game that has Met fans walk with a little more bounce in their step was a smooth performance by Santana. He allowed one run, eight hits, two walks, and struck out eight. Church and Schneider had a big night at the plate to help out Santana's effort. The latter of the two homered twice in the game. And, the best thing Met fans can walk away with from this game is that the bullpen gave up only one run.
The point is, don't worry New York Metropolitan fans, this is not last year's team. Last year, they would have dropped that first game when the Nationals kept creeping back. And last year, after that first game, they didn't have Santana to lean on. With 17 games left last year they let a seven game lead get away from them. This year, they only had a three and a half game lead with 17 to play, and expect things to pan out better for them.
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